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International Standard Musical Work CodeInternational Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) is a unique identifier for musical works, similar to ISBN. It is adopted as international standard ISO 15707. Format: - letter T
- 9 digits
- 1 check digit
e.g. T-345246800-1 To register an ISWC, the following minimal metadata must be supplied: - title
- names of all composers, arrangers and authors, with their role in the piece (identified by role code) and their CAE/IPI number
- work classification code (CIS)
- identification of other works it is a derivative of
Note an ISWC identifies works, not recordings. ISRC can be used to identify recordings. Nor does it identify individual publications (e.g. issues of a recording on physical media, sheet music, broadcast at a particular frequency/modulation/time/location...) Its primary purpose is in collection society administration, and to clearly identify works in legal contracts. It would also be useful in library cataloguing. External links * TC website
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